Question 1

Where do organizations typically place firewalls?

Accepted Answer

A) Between a personal computer and the server. 
B) Between a personal computer and a printer. 
C) Between the server and the content filtering software. 
D) Between the server and the Internet. 
A) Between a personal computer and the server. 
B) Between a personal computer and a printer. 
C) Between the server and the content filtering software. 
D) Between the server and the Internet.

Question 2

What is a data file that identifies individuals or organizations online and is comparable to a digital signature?

Accepted Answer

A) Digital code 
B) Digital sign 
C) Digital certificate 
D) Digital card 
A) Digital code 
B) Digital sign 
C) Digital certificate 
D) Digital card

Question 3

Imagine you accidently mistype the URL for your bank and you are redirected to a fake website that collects your information.What type of identity theft were you just a victim of?

Accepted Answer

A) Pharming 
B) Worm holes 
C) Phishing 
D) Insider hacking 
A) Pharming 
B) Worm holes 
C) Phishing 
D) Insider hacking

Question 4

A zombie is a program that secretly takes over another computer for the purpose of launching attacks on other computers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is the traditional security process that requires a user name and password?

Accepted Answer

A) Single-factor authentication 
B) Two-factor authentication 
C) Multi-factor authentication 
D) Biometrics 
A) Single-factor authentication 
B) Two-factor authentication 
C) Multi-factor authentication 
D) Biometrics

Question 6

A smart card is a device, the size of a credit card that contains embedded technology that stores information and small amounts of software, and can act as __________________.

Accepted Answer

A) Identification instruments 
B) A form of digital cash 
C) A data storage device 
D) All of these 
A) Identification instruments 
B) A form of digital cash 
C) A data storage device 
D) All of these

Question 7

What is the science that studies encryption, which is the hiding of messages so that only the sender and receiver can read them?

Accepted Answer

A) Digital certificate 
B) Encryption 
C) Decrypt 
D) Cryptography 
A) Digital certificate 
B) Encryption 
C) Decrypt 
D) Cryptography

Question 8

What are the first two lines of defense a company should take when addressing security risks?

Accepted Answer

A) Technology first, customers second. 
B) Technology first, people second. 
C) Innovation first, technology second. 
D) People first, technology second. 
A) Technology first, customers second. 
B) Technology first, people second. 
C) Innovation first, technology second. 
D) People first, technology second.

Question 9

What area of information security focuses on preventing identity theft, phishing, and pharming scams?

Accepted Answer

A) Prevention and resistance 
B) Detection and authorizing 
C) Detection and response 
D) Authentication and authorization 
A) Prevention and resistance 
B) Detection and authorizing 
C) Detection and response 
D) Authentication and authorization

Question 10

What is information secrecy?

Accepted Answer

A) The category of computer security that addresses the protection of data from unauthorized disclosure and confirmation of data source authenticity. 
B) A technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft, usually by means of fraudulent emails that look as though they came from legitimate businesses. 
C) A masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing. 
D) A phishing expedition in which the emails are carefully designed to target a particular person or organization. 
A) The category of computer security that addresses the protection of data from unauthorized disclosure and confirmation of data source authenticity. 
B) A technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft, usually by means of fraudulent emails that look as though they came from legitimate businesses. 
C) A masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing. 
D) A phishing expedition in which the emails are carefully designed to target a particular person or organization.

Question 11

One of the most ineffective ways to set up authentication techniques is by setting up user IDs and passwords.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is it called when a hacker looks through your trash to find personal information?

Accepted Answer

A) Striker bunny 
B) Dumpster diving 
C) Trash retrieval 
D) Approved consent 
A) Striker bunny 
B) Dumpster diving 
C) Trash retrieval 
D) Approved consent

Question 13

What is vishing?

Accepted Answer

A) A rerouting of requests for legitimate websites to false websites. 
B) A technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft, usually by means of fraudulent emails that look as though they came from legitimate businesses. 
C) A masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing. 
D) A phone scam that attempts to defraud people by asking them to call a bogus telephone number to "confirm" their account information. 
A) A rerouting of requests for legitimate websites to false websites. 
B) A technique to gain personal information for the purpose of identity theft, usually by means of fraudulent emails that look as though they came from legitimate businesses. 
C) A masquerading attack that combines spam with spoofing. 
D) A phone scam that attempts to defraud people by asking them to call a bogus telephone number to "confirm" their account information.

Question 14

What reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites?

Accepted Answer

A) Zombie 
B) Zombie farm 
C) Pharming attack 
D) Pharming 
A) Zombie 
B) Zombie farm 
C) Pharming attack 
D) Pharming

Question 15

What are biometrics?

Accepted Answer

A) The traditional security process that requires a user name and password. 
B) A process that requires the user to provide two means of authentication, what the user knows (password) and what the user has (security token). 
C) A process that requires more than two means of authentication such as what the user knows (password), what the user has (security token), and what the user is (biometric verification). 
D) The identification of a user based on physical characteristic such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice or handwriting. 
A) The traditional security process that requires a user name and password. 
B) A process that requires the user to provide two means of authentication, what the user knows (password) and what the user has (security token). 
C) A process that requires more than two means of authentication such as what the user knows (password), what the user has (security token), and what the user is (biometric verification). 
D) The identification of a user based on physical characteristic such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice or handwriting.

Question 16

Which of the following is the main drawback of biometrics?

Accepted Answer

A) It is considered illegal. 
B) It is viewed as an invasion of privacy. 
C) It can be costly and intrusive. 
D) It requires constant monitoring and upgrading. 
A) It is considered illegal. 
B) It is viewed as an invasion of privacy. 
C) It can be costly and intrusive. 
D) It requires constant monitoring and upgrading.

Question 17

What can encryption technology perform?

Accepted Answer

A) Switch the order of characters. 
B) Replace characters with other characters. 
C) Insert or remove characters. 
D) All of these. 
A) Switch the order of characters. 
B) Replace characters with other characters. 
C) Insert or remove characters. 
D) All of these.

Question 18

Tokens are small electronic devices that change user passwords automatically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A firewall scrambles information into an alternative form that requires a key or password to decrypt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Spear phishing is a phishing expedition in which the emails are carefully designed to target a particular person or organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 25: B: Extension: A Information Security

Where do organizations typically place firewalls?

What is a data file that identifies individuals or organizations online and is comparable to a digital signature?

Imagine you accidently mistype the URL for your bank and you are redirected to a fake website that collects your information.What type of identity theft were you just a victim of?

A zombie is a program that secretly takes over another computer for the purpose of launching attacks on other computers.

What is the traditional security process that requires a user name and password?

A smart card is a device, the size of a credit card that contains embedded technology that stores information and small amounts of software, and can act as __________________.

What is the science that studies encryption, which is the hiding of messages so that only the sender and receiver can read them?

What are the first two lines of defense a company should take when addressing security risks?

What area of information security focuses on preventing identity theft, phishing, and pharming scams?

What is information secrecy?

One of the most ineffective ways to set up authentication techniques is by setting up user IDs and passwords.

What is it called when a hacker looks through your trash to find personal information?

What is vishing?

What reroutes requests for legitimate websites to false websites?

What are biometrics?

Which of the following is the main drawback of biometrics?

What can encryption technology perform?

Tokens are small electronic devices that change user passwords automatically.

A firewall scrambles information into an alternative form that requires a key or password to decrypt.

Spear phishing is a phishing expedition in which the emails are carefully designed to target a particular person or organization.

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